/*
 * Bibliothek - DockingFrames
 * Library built on Java/Swing, allows the user to "drag and drop"
 * panels containing any Swing-Component the developer likes to add.
 * 
 * Copyright (C) 2009 Benjamin Sigg
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 * 
 * Benjamin Sigg
 * benjamin_sigg@gmx.ch
 * CH - Switzerland
 */
package bibliothek.extension.gui.dock.theme.eclipse.stack.tab;

import javax.swing.border.Border;

import bibliothek.gui.dock.station.stack.tab.layouting.TabPlacement;

/**
 * This component shows a {@link Border} that was created by a {@link TabPainter}.
 * @author Benjamin Sigg
 */
public interface BorderedComponent {
	/**
	 * Requests this component to call {@link TabPainter#getFullBorder(BorderedComponent, bibliothek.gui.DockController, bibliothek.gui.Dockable)}
	 * again.
	 */
	public void updateFullBorder();
	
	/**
	 * Tells at which side tabs are shown.
	 * @return the side at which tabs are displayed or <code>null</code> if
	 * this component does not show tabs
	 */
	public TabPlacement getDockTabPlacement();
}
